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jones: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jones: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 1605 as amended, recognizing the service of the military medical and aircrews who help our wounded warriors return home quickly and safely and commending the members of the air force for their commitment to our service men and women. i thank the gentleman from california, mr. thompson, for introducing this resolution. . the key to our men and women surviving after being wounded in combat is immediate care following safe evacuation from the battlefield. no one does this better than the united states military. mr. speaker, today combat casualty care system is a complex, integrated effort that brings a wounded service member from the point of injury on the battlefield to the most sophisticated medical treatment available in the world. all the military services have a role in this effort. from frontline medics who treat our
jones: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jones: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 1605 as amended, recognizing the service of the military medical and aircrews who help our wounded warriors return home quickly and safely and commending the members of the air force for their commitment to our service men and women. i thank the gentleman from california, mr. thompson, for introducing this resolution....
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jones: thank you, mr. speaker and i thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. i want to thank betsy markey, who just spoke. she has worked with me hand in in glove. and we were able to get over 130 co-sponsors. as she said, more than 50,000 people will die from blood-related disorder. this legislation asks the house to support this designation of september as blood cancer awareness month. this will enhance the understanding after -- of blood cancers. these diseases need more fund regular sources. this legislation was requested by the american society of hematology, the national my luoma foundation, the hematoma found they leukemia and lymphoma society. mr. speaker, before i close, i want to thank the committee of jurisdiction, the chairman on the floor today, for getting this legislation to the floor, the end of september i will be in raleigh, north carolina, for an event called walk the night, there will be those who have been cured of cancer blood diseases that will be walking, there will be those who lost loved ones because of blood cancer diseases that will
jones: thank you, mr. speaker and i thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. i want to thank betsy markey, who just spoke. she has worked with me hand in in glove. and we were able to get over 130 co-sponsors. as she said, more than 50,000 people will die from blood-related disorder. this legislation asks the house to support this designation of september as blood cancer awareness month. this will enhance the understanding after -- of blood cancers. these diseases need more fund regular...
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jones. mr. jones is a scholar and as dense in visiting professor at the martin luther king jr. research in palo alto. from 1960 until april 4, 1968, he was one of the closest political confidence, advisor, lawyer and draft speech writer for the reverend martin luther king jr. during his years of work for dr. king, he also became the first african-american to become a partner in a wall street investment banking firm, and that enabled him to serve a critical role in the civil rights movement through his effective fundraising support for dr. king in the southern -- and the southern christian leadership conference. jones is the recipient of numerous awards and citations, including the letter of commendation from president bill clinton for his work in birmingham, alabama, in 1963, the isiah award from the american conference in 1996 and the shingle award. he's the author of "what would martin say," published in 2008, and his newest book "behind the dream, inside the speech that transformed a nati
jones. mr. jones is a scholar and as dense in visiting professor at the martin luther king jr. research in palo alto. from 1960 until april 4, 1968, he was one of the closest political confidence, advisor, lawyer and draft speech writer for the reverend martin luther king jr. during his years of work for dr. king, he also became the first african-american to become a partner in a wall street investment banking firm, and that enabled him to serve a critical role in the civil rights movement...
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jones, today, september 15, 16 and 21 for five minutes. mr. gohmert on september 15 for five minutes. mr. burton today, september 15, and 16 for five minutes. mr. bishop, september 16, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock, today for five minutes. mrs. ros-lehtinen today and september 15 for five minutes. mr. smith of new jersey, today for five minutes. mr. poe is for september 21. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and stepped their remarks and include therein extraneous materials, ms. woolsey of california, mr. defazio of oregon, mr. sablan, northern mariana islands, ms. kaptur of ohio, mr. kennedy, rhode island. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. mr. po
jones, today, september 15, 16 and 21 for five minutes. mr. gohmert on september 15 for five minutes. mr. burton today, september 15, and 16 for five minutes. mr. bishop, september 16, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock, today for five minutes. mrs. ros-lehtinen today and september 15 for five minutes. mr. smith of new jersey, today for five minutes. mr. poe is for september 21. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? ms....
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jones: madam speaker, thank you very much. and, madam speaker, for 10 years the house of representatives under the leadership of duncan hunter, ike skelton have brought to the floor of the house in our armed services bill language that to honor and respect the marine corps by changing the name of the department of navy to be known as the department of navy and marine corps. for 10 years we sent this language over to the senate. for 10 years the senate rejected the house position. this year under the leadership of ike skelton and buck mckeon, the armed services committee decided to bring this language to the floor is what is called a standalone bill. we had 425 house members, there are only 435, 425 signed this bill to recognize the navy and marine corps as one fighting team and the bill passed the house, as you know, madam speaker, what's called unanimous consent. well, in that period of time, senator pat roberts from kansas, a former marine officer, put the same bill in what's called a companion bill. and by the time we passe
jones: madam speaker, thank you very much. and, madam speaker, for 10 years the house of representatives under the leadership of duncan hunter, ike skelton have brought to the floor of the house in our armed services bill language that to honor and respect the marine corps by changing the name of the department of navy to be known as the department of navy and marine corps. for 10 years we sent this language over to the senate. for 10 years the senate rejected the house position. this year...
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jones of north carolina. ms. woolsey of california. ms. speier: i would like to claim the time of ms. woolsey. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. the speaker: on thursday, september 9, 2010, a few minutes before 6:30, life changed forever in san bruno, california. the first view from my district office, one of my staffers believed a plane crashed in the hills. airline jets fly over nearby san francisco international airport routinely passing over san bruno every day. the flames shot up over 100 feet in the air. after 15 minutes, the flames didn't subside. it was as if a giant torch had been placed on what is normally a virgin hillside. this was a distant view of the natural gas pipeline explosion. closer up at the scene was horrific. four confirmed dead, scores of people hospitalized with second and third disagree burns, some with over 50% of their bodies. and six days after this tragedy, three people are still missing. 37 homes were completely destroyed. nothing but concrete pads lef
jones of north carolina. ms. woolsey of california. ms. speier: i would like to claim the time of ms. woolsey. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. the speaker: on thursday, september 9, 2010, a few minutes before 6:30, life changed forever in san bruno, california. the first view from my district office, one of my staffers believed a plane crashed in the hills. airline jets fly over nearby san francisco international airport routinely...
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but the economy is getting better and a great indicator is the dow jones average which has gone up in the 10,800 range. it's gone up tremendously this week. the american recovery and reinvestment act, the stimulus bill, has been maligned but has been responsible for at least 300,000 jobs, firemen, teachers on public payroll and keeping taxes down and public employees hired. the middle class has been threatened and threatened greatly. as i sit in committee meetings and think about the future and what happened if this house turned over to the other side i realize the middle class will be greatly hurt. it's the middle class that's hurting and the middle class that's concerned. the tea party is being led by some of the richest people in the country who are more concerned about the estate tax and getting 100% of their money sent to the next generation tax-free contributing greatly to the deficit and see the upper 2% that the tax cuts given in the bush years. they talk deficit and they also talk about taxes and spending. well, you can't have it both ways. the bottom line is the richest peop
but the economy is getting better and a great indicator is the dow jones average which has gone up in the 10,800 range. it's gone up tremendously this week. the american recovery and reinvestment act, the stimulus bill, has been maligned but has been responsible for at least 300,000 jobs, firemen, teachers on public payroll and keeping taxes down and public employees hired. the middle class has been threatened and threatened greatly. as i sit in committee meetings and think about the future and...
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. >> dow jones. if i understood well, you are planning to remove the stacked before the weather window appears. do you have to wait 24 or 36 hours? >> we can remove the capping stack a little before the q- 4000 because the discover enterprise and the pipe can withstand. riser pipe coming from discover enterprise with designed to fit on the well. remember, we used this to produce oil coming up. latching device -- drill. it is not the same type of mechanism to lift. it had different parameters. we can move the discover enterprise in and remove the capping step in advance and have the q-4000 ready to go well we have the weather window. good question. tomorrow at noon, if everything holds according to plan, tomorrow at noon we will start removing the capping stacked with the discover enterprise, movie q-4000 and have it in position to lift the blowout preventer will we get the weather window. >> phil archer from houston. what does your team know about the condition of the blowout preventer right now? the
. >> dow jones. if i understood well, you are planning to remove the stacked before the weather window appears. do you have to wait 24 or 36 hours? >> we can remove the capping stack a little before the q- 4000 because the discover enterprise and the pipe can withstand. riser pipe coming from discover enterprise with designed to fit on the well. remember, we used this to produce oil coming up. latching device -- drill. it is not the same type of mechanism to lift. it had different...
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. >> rodney jones. kuddos to the authors for getting this book done. congratulations. i have a couple of questions that have to do with now givthat you have done the book and have to do with india's long-term strategic outlook on things that may happen that we're all aware of, and i also want to say as preface to that that i think india's lack of a monolithic or well-defined grand strategy is actually productive in an opportunistic way. it leaves it adapted to changing circumstances, and it is about changing circumstances that i would like to ask a couple of questions. the question is how did the indian strategic planners and whoever they have to interact with on the political level think about the outcome of iran going nuclear on one side, and on the other, let's say to put it crudely what might be regarded as the u.s. coalition failure in afghanistan and the consequences for pakistan. how did these bear on india and planning in the future? >> mike? to go i problem cannot answer your question very well directly, because you're asking me to put myself in the mind-set o
. >> rodney jones. kuddos to the authors for getting this book done. congratulations. i have a couple of questions that have to do with now givthat you have done the book and have to do with india's long-term strategic outlook on things that may happen that we're all aware of, and i also want to say as preface to that that i think india's lack of a monolithic or well-defined grand strategy is actually productive in an opportunistic way. it leaves it adapted to changing circumstances, and...
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the law firm of jones day, the pro motional items, company handstands, young race car driver zach beach who has become our national spokesman, nationwide insurance and a big thanks to all state insurance who has just given us a grant f $120,000. and of course the ongoing support of the national safety council. great things are ahead of us in the upcoming year and we hope to save countless others from these preventable cell phone driving crashes and with everyone doing their part, we can. cell phone distracted driving is touching us all in one way or the other. by now we all know someone who has been affected or involved in a crash with a cell phone distracted driver. we must share our stories and stop the tragedies from occurring. as i always finish when i speak, it is no longer a matter of if this is going to happen to someone you love, it's when. and trust us, the pain of that loss never goes away. so once again, i would like to thank secretary lahood and the d.o.t. for all your efforts on distracted driving. your passion and dedication to saving lives from the distracted driving epid
the law firm of jones day, the pro motional items, company handstands, young race car driver zach beach who has become our national spokesman, nationwide insurance and a big thanks to all state insurance who has just given us a grant f $120,000. and of course the ongoing support of the national safety council. great things are ahead of us in the upcoming year and we hope to save countless others from these preventable cell phone driving crashes and with everyone doing their part, we can. cell...